The DfT said that passengers would benefit from more trains and more seats as it announced FirstGroup as the new operator for the £5.5bn ‘InterCity West Coast’ franchise from London to Glasgow.

First West Coast has committed to introducing 11 new six-car electric trains to enable around 12,000 more seats to be provided a day across the franchise, including greater capacity on the Birmingham to Scotland route in addition to 28,000 extra daily seats currently being introduced...

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